Program Description
The Chemistry Department offers a program leading to an Associate of Science degree. Required courses and laboratory instruction in this program provides the student the first two years of chemistry and related courses required for admission to baccalaureate major programs. Program also provides a solid foundation in chemistry necessary for admission to professional programs and for employment in chemistry-related areas.

Chemistry is also a discipline essential to training for many pre-professional fields as well as health sciences. All classes are transferable to other schools in the state system of higher education and most other universities and colleges.

A two-semester health science series of inorganic, organic and biochemistry;

A two-semester series of pre-engineering/pre-professional general inorganic chemistry;

A two-semester series of organic chemistry.

Transfer/Articulation Information
Admission into a major program at a transfer institution depends upon the receiving institution’s requirements for that major. Some major programs are restricted and require special application as well as a competitive GPA. See an Academic Advisor at both SLCC and the intended receiving institution for specific articulation information.

Estimated Time to Completion
If students follow the suggested semester schedule, time to completion is four semesters.

evaluate and interpret spectroscopic data as it pertains to the study of organic compounds.

demonstrate the ability to correctly apply the rules of IUPAC nomenclature, correlate relationships between the physical properties and chemical reactivities of organic compounds with molecular structure and intermolecular forces, and predict the outcomes of organic reactions.

demonstrate the ability to make chemical measurements using electronic balances and volumetric glassware and fundamental chemical instrumentation such as pH meters and UV/vis spectrophotometers, and to correctly record and interpret the data.

demonstrate the ability to make chemical measurements using advanced chemical instrumentation such as FTIR and GC/MS, and to correctly record and interpret the data.

learn to collaborate with others in the design of chemical experiments, data collection and analysis, and report writing.

4. Students will:

participate in the design and implementation of advanced chemical research.

demonstrate a familiarity with chemical literature

work collaboratively in data collection, analysis, and report writing.

present the results of their research at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society and/or publish their results in a recognized peer-reviewed journal.

Graduation Map

Advising Notes:

Students who need to take preparatory classes to meet the requirements of first-semester courses should plan on extra time to complete the program. For students majoring in chemistry, Calculus I is considered the entry-level math class.

It is the student’s responsibility to examine each course description for details of prerequisite classes. Those prerequisites must be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.

Semesters in which courses are taught are listed below. Students should check the semester class schedule for day/evening availability and modifications caused by varying enrollment.